Student Accommodation in Bath

Student housing in Bath

Bath fits two universities and a compact city centre into a space you can cross on foot in under an hour, which makes student housing in Bath more manageable than in most university cities. Housr lets you set a weekly budget, filter by bedrooms and bathrooms, and choose between studios, en-suites and shared houses before you book a single viewing. Switch between the list, the tile view and the interactive map to see exactly where a shortlisted property sits relative to your course.

Student areas in Bath

Just across the river from the centre, houses close to Bathwick Hill put you about twenty minutes from the University of Bath on foot, with buses down to the train station taking under ten minutes. Henrietta Park and Sydney Gardens give the area a genuinely green edge, and there's a steady run of pubs and restaurants along the way.

Head up onto the plateau above the city and village life in Combe Down feels more like a market town than a student postcode, with a handful of shops and a café on The Avenue. It's around two miles from the University of Bath, with regular buses down and a walk into town that takes upward of half an hour.

South of the river and a short walk from Bath Spa station, houses to rent in Widcombe sit roughly fifteen minutes from the city centre on foot, with regular buses running up to the University of Bath. Claverton Street carries most of the local pubs, cafés and takeaways students actually use.

Southwest of the centre, what living in Southdown is like comes down to green space and a slower pace, with Hillcrest Open Space close by and a small supermarket on Englishcombe Lane. Regular buses reach both universities, and the walk into town takes around forty minutes.

Furthest out to the northwest, budget student lets in Weston sit near the Royal United Hospital, with a small supermarket and a handful of shops on Weston High Street. It's the longest walk into the centre of any area on this list, so most students here rely on the bus.

Closer in, the Moorland Road end of Oldfield Park has long been one of the go-to patches for student houses in Bath, with its own train station and a strip of shops, bars and cafés that don't shut when term ends. It's about a twenty-minute walk to the centre, with the U2 bus running straight up to the University of Bath campus.

South of Oldfield Park, greener living out in Odd Down trades a longer commute for more space, with Sulis Meadows and the Odd Down Sports Ground on the doorstep and a Co-op and Sainsbury's covering the basics. It's about three miles out to the University of Bath, with a half-hour walk into the city centre and regular buses in both directions.

Accommodation types in Bath

Browsing student accommodation in Bath gets faster once you know what you're looking for. Studios and en-suite rooms suit anyone who wants their own bathroom and a bit of distance from housemates, while a classic shared house with a communal kitchen works better for a group who already know they're living together. Filter by weekly price, bedroom and bathroom count, or single rooms and studios, and a citywide list narrows down to the handful of properties worth a second look. If you're after private student accommodation in Bath but haven't got a full group sorted, Roomie can match you with other students looking for the same thing, so a spare room doesn't sit empty and your search doesn't stall for lack of housemates.

Universities in Bath

Bath's two universities sit at opposite ends of the city and draw quite different crowds. The University of Bath occupies a single campus at Claverton Down, on the hill southeast of the centre, known for its sport science, management and engineering courses. Bath Spa University is located at Newton Park, a parkland campus out towards Newton St Loe, with a second site at Sion Hill near Lansdown for teacher training and the creative arts. Wherever your course sits, student housing in Bath keeps both campuses within a bus ride.

Bills, sorted

Splitting a house is easier when nobody's chasing anyone else for their share of the energy bill. Every Housr Bills package bundles energy, water, WiFi and free Contents Cover into one monthly payment, and split liability means you're only ever on the hook for your own portion, not a housemate's missed one. One login covers meter readings, payments and any issues, which saves the group chat a fair bit of admin. Sort your bills before you move in and it's one less thing to think about once term starts.